Congrats on the CW lead. I remember those days of craving some CW lead. I just loved the feeling that came with it that you were digging up history, and thinking about the CW soldiers that fired or dropped them.
Those hot days were tough. Ticks, sweating like crazy, and heat rash. Ahhh the...
HOLY SMOKES Merf!!!! What a beauty.
An employee of the mint must have dropped that one on their way home. Lol. Amazing condition and very old too.
You never let us down.
Congrats!!!
I found a very similar one years ago. I posted it on TN. It was ID'd as slag.
I still have it in my display case.
I was looking for my old post to hopefully send you the link, but it won't open.
Neat find.
Congrats on your CW Infantry button. It's a beauty. I still remember my first one too up against an old oak tree. Little did I know I was just scratching the surface at that property.
Some nice relics you have there. Looking forward to seeing what else you find.
Two great buttons Merf. Congrats
The cannonball guy may have your answer here to the Imperial Standard flat button:
https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/imperial-standard-flat-button.615565/
Like an idiot, when we moved from Raleigh to the NC mountains I gave my whole book of property owner contacts to a guy I detected with sometimes. I thought I would never need it again and was just being a nice guy. I wish I had it back. He said he "lost it". Lesson learned I guess.
I am working...
Glad to hear you are doing well Merf.
The new and improved Merf is still kicking butt out there.
My time away was because we moved to the NC mountains (less activity here) , a few other workshop hobbies covid, , and two new grandkids.
Looking forward to getting back into it.